Chicken Or Prawn Javanese Beer Curry

---

This is a smooth, creamy and fruity curry recipe i found in the october 1979 bon appetit magazine. Someday that old magazine will fall apart completely and i'll feel much better if this recipe is recorded somewhere.

---

Steps

---

Melt butter over medium heat and brown onion , garlic and ginger until golden.

---

Combine curry powder and flour and add to onion , stirring to blend.

---

Reduce heat to low and cook 2-3 minutes.

---

Add broth , beer , apple , chutney , tomato paste , honey and lemon juice.

---

Blend well and simmer on low about 25 minutes.

---

Let cool slightly then transfer to food processor and blend until smooth.

---

Strain through a sieve to make a perfectly smooth sauce.

---

Return to pan and stir in cream.

---

Add shrimp , prawns or chicken and heat through gently.

---

Season with salt and garnish with green onion , chopped peanuts or roasted coconut.

---

Lovely with coconut rice.

---

Ingredients

---

butter, onion, garlic clove, fresh ginger, curry powder, flour, chicken broth, beer, apple, mango chutney, tomato paste, honey, lemon, juice of, whipping cream, baby shrimp, salt